THE VIEW FROM THE VALLEYCramer & Chet Atkins Floyd Cramer’s unique “slip note” piano style was...
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THE VIEW FROM THE VALLEY Volume 13, Issue 4 October 10, 2018
WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE AN ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
October 10—Diesel Day
October 11—Midterm
October 13—Concealed Carry Recertification Class; 8-11 a.m. or 1-4pm; Advanced Technology Build-ing
October 16-December 6—GED Test Prep Classes
October 17—FAFSA Completion Night; 5-7pm, MA 205
October 25 & 26—Mama Won’t Fly, 7:30 p.m. & October 28 @ 1:30 p.m.; Theatre
October 30—Spring registration for currently enrolled students
October 31—CTE Showcase; 10-Noon; Theatre
November 6—Spring registration for new students
November 9—WVC Open House; 8-Noon; Theatre
November 12—College Closed; Veterans’ Day
November 18—Nashville Legacy: The Music of Floyd Cramer & Chet Atkins; 1:30 p.m., Theatre
November 28—WVC Foundation Chili Supper; 4:30-7:30 p.m., Red Café
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Small World Recycling Takes Shape
Students at Wabash Valley College’s Small
World Child Development Center can now
rest on benches and a picnic table made
from 100 percent recycled plastics.
WVC’s Early Childhood Education students
initiated a recycling program in 2016 as part
of a community-based project required in
their Intro to Early Childhood Education
class. The students – together with Small
World – entered into the “ABC Promise
Partnership” with Green Tree Plastics in
Evansville, IN. Green Tree Plastics manu-
factures recycled plastic products using
100% recycled plastics, no hazardous
chemicals, non-organic fillers, or non-
organic color concentrates.
The ABC Program, or “a bench for caps,” is
a cap-and-lid recycling program specifically
designed by schoolchildren for schoolchil-
dren. It is to be a tool in the hands of
teachers to teach children about caring for
the earth and “green” living. Through the
ABC Program, Green Tree Plastics takes
discarded plastics and turns them into new
pieces of décor and furniture. The plastics
are minced and ground through a process
called “flow molding,” where the plastics are
melted down and molded into benches or
picnic tables.
As part of the ABC Program, Small World
students collected plastic bottle caps in con-
tainers located in six (6) locations on the
WVC campus. Since 2016, over 500 pounds
of caps were collected from students, parents
and community members. On October 1, 500
pounds of caps were delivered to Green Tree
Plastics, where Small World was rewarded for
their hard work and dedication in the form of
one 4’ gray bench, one 8’ red bench, and one
6’ gray toddler table. WVC’s Teachers of
Youth Club provided the funds required for
the manufacturing and processing of the
benches and table.
WVC Small World Director Carla Cadwalader
emphasized that children will continue this
earth-conscious project to increase efforts to
keep their community “green.” Plastic bottles
and caps (stored separately) can be dropped
off at the WVC Pool, Main Hall or the Science
Building.
For more information about Green Tree Plas-
tics, visit the Green Tree Plastics website.
Small World preschool students sitting atop 500 pounds of recyclable caps (at left) and seated at
the new 6’ toddler table made from their collected bottle caps.
WVC Archery Team Competes in
First Individual Competition
The Mt. Carmel CEO class recently toured the Wabash Valley Col-
lege Radio/TV Department with Lead Instructor/Director of Broadcast-
ing Kyle Peach. Mr. Peach began by sharing with the students his
journey in the industry, which began with a job at WSJD radio before
he was even old enough to drive himself to work. He explained that
every project the students undertake from now on could potentially be
a stepping stone to a dream job. In his business, or in any industry,
he said, “The more things you know how to do, the more employable
you are.”
Mt. Carmel CEO Visits WVC
Radio/TV Department
The annual WVC Foundation Chili Supper will be held on
Wednesday, November 28, with serving from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m.
in the Red Café in the David L. Hart Student Center. Founda-
tion Directors will be serving chili, hot dogs, sandwiches, and
homemade desserts. Carry-outs are also available. Bring
your family out for the Chili Supper and then attend the Lady
Warriors and Warriors basketball games. The Lady Warriors
game will begin at 5:30 hosting Southeastern Illinois College,
with the Warriors game set for 7:30 pm against Southeastern
Illinois College in the Spencer Sports Center.
Tickets are $6 for Chili & Drink, or 2 Hot Dogs & Drink, or 2
Sandwiches & Drink. Chili refills are free. Extra Hot Dogs or
Sandwiches are also available, as well as delicious home-
made desserts for only $1.00. Tickets are available from any
Foundation Director, WVC Student Senate members, or in the
WVC Foundation/Administration Building.
Members of the WVC Archery Program competed in their first
individual competition in September at Nancy’s Broken Arrow 3D
Bow Course in Quincy, Indiana. Pictured, left to right: Karissa
McIntire, Jessica Shilling, Zach Kemper and Taylor LaVarier.
Following his presentation, Mr. Peach gave the students an oppor-
tunity to get in front of the camera and be interviewed, asking them to
share their reasons for applying to the CEO program and to explain
what they hoped to get out of the experience. There were some
laughs and even a few cringes as the students watched the playback
of their interviews, but in the end, the experience served to further
expand their comfort zones and gave them a unique experience they
won't soon forget.
The Mt. Carmel CEO class listens intently as WVC’s Lead Instruc-
tor/Director of Broadcasting Kyle Peach delivers his presentation.
WVC Foundation Chili Supper Set
for November 28
Mama Won’t Fly
Jack Trosper, the newly appointed WVC Women’s Basketball Head
Coach, will make his head coaching debut at home on November 3
against Brescia’s JV squad at 1:00 p.m. — offering fans their first
glimpse of the new look of the Lady Warriors.
Following the exit of the former head coach Scheidecker, coach
Trosper inherits a talented squad with a couple transfers, Ryan Jones
from Delaware State and Summer Blevins from Northwest Florida
State to give the Lady Warriors a couple experienced and very talent-
ed options.
“We’re very excited,” coach Trosper spoke of his team. “Myself and
coach Scheidecker were able to recruit these girls each other. We
were very excited about the opportunity we have, the numbers of
returners we have, the new additions we brought in through transfer
and the freshmen we have. We’re going to play fast, last year we led
the country in scoring in different aspects of our offense. We’re going
to look to keep that same mentality, the same tempo.”
Still, coach Trosper succeeds a coach who went 61-5 in his two-year
tenure, transforming the Lady Warriors into a JUCO power. Though
Trosper played a role in WVC’s success, he feels some pressure
succeeding the successful Scheidecker.
“I feel pressure, but it’s been pressure that I’ve always had on my-
self,” coach Trosper said. “Me and coach Scheidecker have talked
about it a little bit. We’ve helped create this pressure and that’s kind
of what we wanted. We wanted to build a program that’s recognizable
and successful. I think we’ve generated that pressure within our-
selves, so there is pressure there but it’s not something that we didn’t
expect or I didn’t expect. I knew having a program like this and com-
ing into a program like this, it’s what you want. You want that pres-
sure.”
For a full schedule of games this season, visit the Athletics Website.
WVC Women’s Basketball Coach Excited
for Opportunity “Mama Won’t Fly,” the fall community theatre production to be
presented on Thursday and Friday, October 25 and 26 at 7:30
p.m., and Sunday, October 28 at 1:30 p.m. in the Brubeck Arts
Center, is a hilarious
road trip that you won’t
want to miss! This com-
edy is about an outra-
geously hilarious race
against the clock that
begins when Savannah
Sprunt Fairchild Hon-
eycutt agrees to get her
feisty mother all the way
from Alabama to California in time for her brother's wedding.
Savannah's problem is that Mama won't fly! With only four days
to make it to the ceremony, this determined daughter has no
choice but to drive cross-country with her strong-willed mother,
Norleen Sprunt, in Mama's vintage sedan. As Savannah mental-
ly prepares herself for this hastily conceived road trip, another
outrageous complication arises: the bubbly, over-eager bride-to-
be arrives unannounced. Hayley Quinn, delighted to finally meet
her future in-laws, is convinced that traveling together to her
wedding is the perfect way to bond. This ferociously funny, fami-
ly-friendly Jones-Hope-Wooten comedy will have you laughing
your way across the country and all the way down the aisle!
WVC Hosts Annual Diesel Day
A community theatre production directed by Dennis Black
Wabash Valley College’s Diesel Equipment Technology Pro-
gram held their annual Diesel Day on October 10. Several area
high school students were in attendance, as well as parents and
instructors. Diesel Day is a great opportunity for students to
gain insight into the high-demand field of diesel equipment tech-
nology. Scott Balding and Eric Scheller are the instructors for
the program.
Representatives Adam Bunting (Regional Manager) and Daniel Baker
(Ag Sales) from Wm. Nobbe & Co. John Deere Farm Dealer in Albion,
IL spoke to students during Diesel Day activities.
Nashville Legacy: The Music of Floyd
Cramer & Chet Atkins
Floyd Cramer’s unique
“slip note” piano style
was an essential part
of countless country,
pop and rock hits in
the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Exemplified by his
1960 smash hit, “Last
Date,” Floyd’s distinc-
tive touch is instantly
identifiable and is
widely regarded as the standard for country piano. Chet Atkins is known as
one of the world’s preeminent guitar virtuosos and most prolific record pro-
ducers. His innovative thumb-and-two-finger style brought him unparalleled
success as a guitarist, and many of the records he produced for RCA have
become classics. And though they both lost their lives to cancer – Floyd in
1997 and Chet in 2001 – their Nashville Legacy lives on through Floyd’s
grandson, pianist Jason Coleman, and Chet’s niece, guitarist Meagan Taylor.
“Nashville Legacy” concert by Jason Coleman and Meagan Taylor, is set to
perform on November 18 at 1:30 p.m. in the Brubeck Theatre.